Ironer roll pad unit



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IRONER ROLL PAD UNIT Filed July l, 1933 w wm d? mit INVENTOR eurerW15/wm Patented Sept. 11,` 1934 UNITEDl ySTATES PATENT OFFICE IRONERROLL PAD UNIT Iiester'W. Brann, St. Joseph, Mich.

Application July I1,1933, Serial No. l678,602

11- Claims.

`The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved pad unit for ironer pressure rolls and thelike.

Second, to provide an ironer roll pad unit made up of one or moreindividual pad elements or members of cotton batting or other paddingmaterial arranged with their ends forming butt joints, the joints of thedifferent layers being circumferentially spaced from each other.

Third, to provide an ironer roll pad unit made up in such manner thatvariations caused by pronounced overlapping parts are eliminated.

Fourth, to provide an iron roll pad unit having the above desirablefeatures and characteristics and .which is simple and economical in itsparts and very ecient and effective in operation.

Objects pertaining to details and economies of my invention will appearfrom the description to follow. 'I'he invention is defined in theclaims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a conventionalized fragmentary view in side elevation of anironer having padded rolls embodying the features of. my invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the ironer roll pad unit inthe fiat.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section of an ironer padded roll with the padunit partially assembled thereon.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing parts in assembled relation.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of the roll with the pad unitpartially assembled thereon.

Fig. 6 is an end elevation of anironer padded roll embodying amodication of the invention.

Referring to the drawing, the ironer 1 has a the central heating drum orchest 2 with which the' like, the ironer being conventionallyillustrated.-

The padded rolls 4 illustrated are provided with my improved pad unit 5.

This pad unit consists of a length of canvas 6 constituting an innerflap and a plurality of pad elements as 7 and 8 shown in Figs. 3 and 4,and an outer flap 9. These pad units are conventionally shown and formedof suitable resilient material as cotton with proper facings andstitching to secure the material in place, this not being illustrated.Theap 6 constitutes an anchoring ap and is udapted to`be wrapped aboutthe roll a plurality of times to effectively anchor the pad unit to theroll. The pad element 7 is secured adjacent its inner end to the flap 6as by means vwound around the roll in a single layer the ends .of thepad element lie in abutting relation, or, in

other Words, the outer end 12 of the pad element 7 faces the inner end10 thereof to form the butt joint 13. The second or outer pad element 8is arranged in stepped overlapping relation to the pad element 7 and issecured adjacent its inner end 14 to the pad elementi by means ofstitches 15.

The pad element 8 is of such length that its outer end 16 and its innerend 14 form thebutt joint 17, this joint being disposed out of alinementor in joint breaking relation to the joint of the inner pad element. Theouter nap 19 is disposed with its inner end in overlapping relation tothe pad element 8 and is secured adjacent its inner end 18 by thestitches 15. The outer flap is convolutely wound as indicated in Fig. 4vand constitutes the facing for the padded roll.A

The pad unit is wrapped around the roll in a direction opposite to thenormal rotation of the roll as indicated by the arrow in connection withFig. 3. The outer end 19 of the outer ap is free, but is retained inposition by the rotation of the roll.

In the modification shown in Fig. 6, three pad elements are provided.This pad unit consists of the inner flap 20 of canvas, the pad elements21, 22 and 23 arrangedin stepped relation, and the outer flap 24. Thenumber of pad elements may be varied according to the cushioning desiredand l the character of the pad elements. If desired, only one padelement may be used.

The common practice has 4been to Wind a pad convolutely upon the roll,the result being that the end of the pad forms a ridge or hump acrossthe roll and consequently uneven pressure is applied upon the articlepassing through the ironer. This also results in uneven compression onthe pad and uneven Wear on the outer or facing surface. In the eventthat the outer ap should become scorched, it is easily replaced, so thelife of my improved pad unit very materially exceeds that of pads of thetype commonly used.

Myimproved roll pad presents no uneven surfaces and has no pronouncedvariations in thickness due to overlapping of the layers, the ends ofthe individual layers being arranged to form butt joints. Further, myimproved pad is simple and economical in its parts and may be quicklyand readily wound on the roll core. Y In assembling the pad on the rollcore, the

inner end of the inner winding is preferably attached to the surface ofthe core in any suitable manner as by means of an adhesive material. Dueto the absence of humps and overlapping joints, my ironer roll pad isquite efficient and effective in ironing, particularly flat work.

I have illustrated and described my improvements in embodiments which Ihave found very practical. I have not attempted to illustrate ordescribe other embodiments or adaptations, as it is believed thisdisclosure will enable those skilled in the art to embody or adapt myimprovements as may be desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. An ironer roll pad unit comprising an anchoring ap of canvas, a padelement overlapping said anchoring flap and of such length that its endsform a butt joint when wrapped around the roll, a second pad elementoverlapping said first pad element and of such length that it forms abutt joint when itis Wrapped around the rst pad element, a third padelement of such length that its ends form a butt joint when it iswrapped around the second pad element, the joints of the pad elementsbeing circumferentially spaced, and an outer flap element convolutelywound around the third element, said aps and pad elements being securedtogether in stepped relation by stitching.

2. An ironer roll pad unit comprising an anchoring flap of canvas, a padelement overlapping said anchoring flap and of such length that its endsform a butt joint when Wrapped around the roll, a second pad elementoverlapping said first pad element and of such length that it forms abutt joint when it is Wrapped around the first pad element, the jointsof the pad elements being crcumferentially spaced, and an outer apelement convolutely Wound .around the third element, said aps and padelements being secured together in stepped relation by stitching.

3. A pad unit adapted to be convolutely wound upon an ironer roll andcomprising inner and outer end aps and a plurality of pad elements ofuniform thickness disposed in stepped relation and of progressivelyincreasing length so that when the pad unit is convolutely wound upon anironer roll the pad elements are concentrically disposed one uponanother and the ends of each pad element lie in abutting joint relationand the joints of the pad elements are out of alinement, the inner flapof the pad unit constituting an anchoring nap and being of such lengthas to provide a plurality of convolutions around the roll and the outerend flap being of such length as to provide a plurality of convolutionsabout the superimposed pad elements.

4. A pad unit adapted to be convolutely wound upon an ironer roll andcomprising inner and outer end aps and a plurality of pad elements ofuniform thickness disposed in stepped relation winding of canvas Wrappedaround the roll core,

a, plurality of individual layers of cotton batting arranged with theirends forming butt joints,

the joints of the different layers being circumferentially spaced fromeach other, an outer Winding of canvas wrapped around the outer layer,and means connecting the windings and layers in assembled relation atthe inner ends of the individual layers of cotton batting.

7. An ironer roll pad comprising an inner Winding Wrapped around theroll core, a plurality of individual layers of padding arranged withtheir ends forming butt joints, an outer Winding wrapped around theouter layer, and means connecting the windings andl layers in assembledrelation.-

8. An ironer roll pad comprising an inner flap adapted to be wrappedaround the roll core a plurality of convolutions to form an inner anchorWinding, a plurality of pad elements each adapted to be wrapped aroundthe roll once with their inner and outer-ends in abutting relation, thejoints being circumferentially spaced, and an outer flap adapted to bewrapped around the pad element a plurality of convolutions to form an.outerkcasing winding.

9. An ironer'roll pad unit comprising an anchoring ap of canvas, a padelement overlapping said anchoringflap and of such length that its endsform a butt joint when wrapped around the roll, and an outer flapelement convolutely Wound around the element, said aps and pad elementbeing secured together in stepped relation by stitching.-

10. An ironer roll pad comprising an inner flap adapted to be wrappedaround the roll core a plurality of convolutions to form an inner anchorWinding, a pad element secured to the outer side of said anchor Windingand adapted to be Wrapped around the roll once with its inner and outerends in naked abutting relation, and an outer flap secured to the outerside of said pad element and adapted to be Wrapped around the padelement a plurality of convolutions to form an outer casing Winding.

11. An ironer roll pad comprising an inner ap adapted to be wrappedaround the roll core a plurality of convolutions to form an inner anchorWinding, a padelement adapted to be wrapped around theouter side of theinner anchor winding once with its ends in abutting contact relation,and an outer flap adapted to be Wrapped around the outer side of the padelement a plurality of convolutions to form an outer casing winding,said flaps and pad element being secured together in stepped relation.

LESTER W. BRANN.

